Top Google Search Trends for Easter

With springtime holidays fast approaching and celebrators eagerly awaiting the festivities, Easter-related web searches are through the roof. Google compiled the stats for this year's top search trends for Easter, revealing widespread affinities for Easter attire and classic feasts, as well as which states have the biggest sweet tooth.

With springtime holidays fast approaching and celebrators eagerly awaiting the festivities, Easter-related web searches are through the roof. Google compiled the stats for this year's top search trends for Easter, revealing widespread affinities for Easter attire and classic feasts, as well as which states have the biggest sweet tooth.

According to Google, search interest for ham has gone up 194% in the last 30 days, up 145% from this same time period last year. Clearly, traditional Easter dinner is on the menu in 2013. Surprisingly, however, search interest for "crab legs" has also skyrocketed over the past month, up 71% in the last 30 days. Could shellfish be the new trend in Easter fare?

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Now for the sweet stuff—it looks as if the East Coast houses our country's most devoted candy connoisseurs. Google interest for "Easter basket" has gone up 2,000% in the last month, with Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York among the states with the most searches. In terms of specific Easter treats, Peeps seem to be one of the most popular, with searches for the marshmallow birdies outnumbering both "chocolate egg" and "jelly beans."

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Easter-themed disguises also seem to be on the brain this year, with searches for "bunny costume" up almost 69% from 2012. Excited mommies have Googled "baby bunny costume" 117% more than they did last year, which makes it seem as if 2013 is going to host one of the most festive Easters of the decade. And it's not just costumes revelers are looking to sport this Sunday—"what to where to church" was an uber-popular query posed to Google (even though it should be "wear"), searched more this year than it has been since 2004. Interestingly, searches for "boy Easter outfits" have been 200% higher than searches for "girl Easter outfits." Looks like we'll be spotting some dapper-looking young men this weekend.